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Satellite photos: Damage at Iran military site hit by drones

Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press on Friday showed damage done to what Iran describes as a military workshop attacked by Israeli drones, the latest such assault amid a shadow war between the two countries. While Iran has offered no explanation yet of what the workshop manufactured, the drone attack threatened to again raise tensions in the region. Already, worries have grown over Tehran enriching uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels, with .

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Satellite photos: Damage at Iran military site hit by drones

It remains unclear whether the military workshop targeted in the drone attack was that aerospace facility. Iran's mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the satellite images and other questions about the workshop.

The attack comes Iran's theocratic government faces challenges both at home and abroad. , a Kurdish-Iranian woman detained by the country's morality police. . Meanwhile, on power plants and civilian targets.

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Satellite photos: Damage at Iran military site hit by drones

Israel is suspected of launching a series of attacks on Iran. In 2020, Iran blamed Israel for a sophisticated attack that . Israel has not commented on this drone attack. However, Israeli officials rarely acknowledge operations carried out by the country's secret military units or the Mossad.

Amir Saeid Iravani, said that "early investigations suggest that the Israeli regime was responsible for this attempted act of aggression." The letter, however, did not elaborate on what evidence supported Iran's suspicion.